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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
3
A testimonial style notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring blood purifier. It claims the tonic cleanses impure humors, strengthens organs, and prevents summer illnesses. Mrs. J. F. Gee of Stoneham Massachusetts endorses its reliability after 25 years of use.
The article notes the sentencing of John R. Walsh to the penitentiary and argues there should be no discrimination for wealthy or prominent men, while some pity him for age but overall punishment is deserved. The piece stresses that big offenders who violate the law should face consequences to set a wholesome example.
Indebtedness in Garrett is about 156000 dollars. John F. Shuman resigns as president of the Bank of Orland. William McKinny a veteran soldier dead at his gate in Angora. Marvin Walker dies at home in Allen County. William A. Tulley dies suddenly in his Columbia City store. Schools in French Township Adams County closed for smallpox. Rev and Mrs John L Foster of Union Township Whitley County celebrate golden wedding anniversary. Philip S Carper appointed ditch commissioner DeKalb County succeeding Thomas A Carter. A K Ziman former Bourbon Advance editor to start nojae per in Mentone. Rev David Kingery former pastor of Second Presbyterian Wabash dies at La Junta Colorado aged 78. Willis B Finch of Elkhart breaks jaw in accident at work. Huntington lime quarries test new explosive dynamite. It is said to be more effective.
The article describes Methodist Sunday schools forming a joint committee to coordinate distances by phone, with attendance tallies on blackboards. It notes plans for elder homes in Bluffton or Warren, a relief fund in St. Joe, and a dying school building at Larwill with near collapse and dangerous quicksand near a railroad track.
The Elk Hart round house returns to a ten hour day and a five day week while occasional reductions are reversed as conditions normalize. Shops will operate eight hours a day. Advertising notes promote Silver's furniture car pets and rugs and Dangler's Dutch Coffee Cakes and Rye Bread.
Police say a reorganized gang known as the Lake Shore robbers operated between Indianapolis and Buffalo. Three leaders and rail detectives tracked the gang to Trion and nearby towns, recovering shoes and other footwear from a warehouse raid. The seizure involved police from Indiana and neighboring states as officers pursue the gang.
Vern King visits sister west of town while St Patrick's dance returns to the opera house. Queen Esther draws crowded houses while Prof Newell recovers. Ed Ivens' boat house valued at 100 dollars swept away by high water. Bristol bridge north abutment damaged and local moving house updates emerge.
Mareh V4 Myers of Witte, aged eighty two, made her first outing in years, walking twelve blocks to the Millisey home. She had long avoided riding after fears of seasickness and discomfort on the roads, but recently planned visits and a ride with Claude Matsey’s family eased her.
In Hartford City a disturbance surrounds a spiked punch at a local event tied to Gh Motte’s party. The incident led to disappointment among attendees and concerns over youth accessibility to alcohol. A separate report from Indianapolis notes a March fire on Cabtimbha Conserve property, costing about 125000 with part of the loss from stock damaged by water.
Petersburg, March 4. John Nalls, living south of there, reports a hen that has laid an egg weighing almost six ounces, about the size of a small goose egg, creating local curiosity.
Marton Indiana reports Charles IT Good was nominated for Congress by the eleventh district Republican convention on the 0Ath ballot.
A vivid ad boasts Pape's Diapepsia triangles cure dyspepsia in five minutes. It claims the 22 grain tablets digest 3,000 grains of food, end stomach misery, and prevent constipation without laxatives, urging readers to buy a fifty cent case and share with family.
At the New Jefferson theatre this evening the Anmwericean Vilascope company presents a varied program of motion pictures starting at 8 15. Tickets are 10 and 20 cents. The company promises superior visuals and current releases for a strong local show.
Property transfers listed include W E Weaver to Valentine Berkey in Elkhart for 59 dollars and City of Elkhart to Christiana Gemberlies for 150 dollars. Other transfers show Otto Lehman to William G. Ledy Goshen 1800 dollars and Jacob J Klotz to David S Wid mover in Nappanee for 909 dollars.
A suburban grocery reports strong sales and invites inquiries at the office. The note mentions road access via a rural route and a Goshen area location six miles away with a Post Office box. Separate ads note damaged wheat for sale and cedar posts from Whitehead at Middlebury Street.
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